Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread

[Dave P]

So will our run continue against a team we have beaten once at home in 30 years?

They are missing Mbeumo and a few other due to AFCON.

2-0 Watkins with both.  Merry Christmas.

[Stu]

1-3 to them with us playing like the players just met half an hour before kick off.

[Dave]

Think we'll draw. Tielemans and a Lindelof own-goal

[Smirker]

Anyone thinking we aren't going to win this one because it's them needs to get that out of their heads.

It's going to be such an easy win. They are shit. They don't have the intensity, coaching or quality that we have.

3-0 Villa and Merry Christmas. Trust me.

[bilsim]

My only prediction is some kind of rank injustice.

[PeterWithesShin]

1-1

[eye digress]

Is our setup somewhat susceptible to 5-3-2, or is it just Palace?

[Drummond]

Anyone thinking we aren't going to win this one because it's them needs to get that out of their heads.

It's going to be such an easy win. They are shit. They don't have the intensity, coaching or quality that we have.

3-0 Villa and Merry Christmas. Trust me.

Watkins hat-trick.

[rob_bridge]

They are good away. We are good at home.

3.1.

[manic-road]

So will our run continue against a team we have beaten once at home in 30 years?

They are missing Mbeumo and a few other due to AFCON.

2-0 Watkins with both.  Merry Christmas.

I knew it was bad, but didn't realise it was that bad.

[Brazilian Villain]

So will our run continue against a team we have beaten once at home in 30 years?

They are missing Mbeumo and a few other due to AFCON.

2-0 Watkins with both.  Merry Christmas.

I knew it was bad, but didn't realise it was that bad.

Even Bologna fans shake their head when they hear that stat.

[manic-road]

Yanited will be missing Bryan Mbeumo due to AFCON, plus Diallo and Mazraoiu for the same reason.

Home win 3-1.

[SoccerHQ]

I think we'll win 2-1.

Just please don't start at a snail pace against them which Emery always seems to want to do.

Our tactics on the final day were completely mind boggling. Not just barely attacking but we weren't even attempting any 50/50s or to press them much.

The crowd were ready to turn big time on them that day and we just let Fernandes dictate the play and they grew in confidence and should've been 3-0 up even before the Rogers non goal.

Anyway it takes a very good performance to beat us at VP these days. Can't see Man. United being capable of that especially with three of their best players at AFCON.

[Baldy]

To steal somebody else's lines, just FTF.

[RichardBatchelor]

Anyone who thinks we’ll get anything from this game is totally deluded, and be saying that even if we’d won all 16 league games so far. To hope for anything is ridiculous. It will the usual injustice, a dodgy penalty scored by Fernandes, and as usual Villa fans will have to deal with their impotent rage.

I prefer Small Heath to them.